![Uncredited A worker labors in a factory of automotive aluminum wheel hubs in Binzhou city in east China's Shandong province Monday, May 27, 2024. Factory activity in China slowed more than expected in May, suggesting further pressure on an economy already burdened by a prolonged crisis in the property industry, according to an official survey released Friday, May 31, 2024. (Chinatopix via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/19f16b7b019a4acfadc12152ebf214c8/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
A worker labors in a factory of automotive aluminum wheel hubs in Binzhou city in east China's Shandong province Monday, May 27, 2024. Factory activity in China slowed more than expected in May, suggesting further pressure on an economy already burdened by a prolonged crisis in the property industry, according to an official survey released Friday, May 31, 2024. (Chinatopix via AP)
![Uncredited Kuka robots work on the production line of flat glass for solar panels at a subsidiary plant of Hoshine Silicon Industry in northwestern China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Friday, May 24, 2024. Factory activity in China slowed more than expected in May, suggesting further pressure on an economy already burdened by a prolonged crisis in the property industry, according to an official survey released Friday, May 31, 2024. (Chinatopix Via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/4eeeb42f96234a2c9008d87e9bd9bc13/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Kuka robots work on the production line of flat glass for solar panels at a subsidiary plant of Hoshine Silicon Industry in northwestern China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Friday, May 24, 2024. Factory activity in China slowed more than expected in May, suggesting further pressure on an economy already burdened by a prolonged crisis in the property industry, according to an official survey released Friday, May 31, 2024. (Chinatopix Via AP)
![Uncredited A worker labors near the sign "Aluminum liquid treatment station" in a factory of automotive aluminum wheel hubs in Binzhou city in east China's Shandong province Monday, May 27, 2024. Factory activity in China slowed more than expected in May, suggesting further pressure on an economy already burdened by a prolonged crisis in the property industry, according to an official survey released Friday, May 31, 2024. (Chinatopix via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/921a32f754f94d7388272024adcc6769/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
A worker labors near the sign "Aluminum liquid treatment station" in a factory of automotive aluminum wheel hubs in Binzhou city in east China's Shandong province Monday, May 27, 2024. Factory activity in China slowed more than expected in May, suggesting further pressure on an economy already burdened by a prolonged crisis in the property industry, according to an official survey released Friday, May 31, 2024. (Chinatopix via AP)
![Uncredited Workers labor in a factory of automotive aluminium wheel hubs in Binzhou city in east China's Shandong province Monday, May 27, 2024. Factory activity in China slowed more than expected in May, suggesting further pressure on an economy already burdened by a prolonged crisis in the property industry, according to an official survey released Friday, May 31, 2024. (Chinatopix via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/2903f1290cfd49709adc7ebebb0d8f0b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Workers labor in a factory of automotive aluminium wheel hubs in Binzhou city in east China's Shandong province Monday, May 27, 2024. Factory activity in China slowed more than expected in May, suggesting further pressure on an economy already burdened by a prolonged crisis in the property industry, according to an official survey released Friday, May 31, 2024. (Chinatopix via AP)
![Uncredited Kuka robots work on the production line of flat glass for solar panels at a subsidiary plant of Hoshine Silicon Industry in northwestern China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Friday, May 24, 2024. Factory activity in China slowed more than expected in May, suggesting further pressure on an economy already burdened by a prolonged crisis in the property industry, according to an official survey released Friday. (Chinatopix Via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/31e754d89ddb4bda8f109bb199f115d1/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Kuka robots work on the production line of flat glass for solar panels at a subsidiary plant of Hoshine Silicon Industry in northwestern China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Friday, May 24, 2024. Factory activity in China slowed more than expected in May, suggesting further pressure on an economy already burdened by a prolonged crisis in the property industry, according to an official survey released Friday. (Chinatopix Via AP)
![Uncredited A worker labors in a factory of automotive aluminum wheel hubs in Binzhou city in east China's Shandong province Monday, May 27, 2024. Factory activity in China slowed more than expected in May, suggesting further pressure on an economy already burdened by a prolonged crisis in the property industry, according to an official survey released Friday, May 31, 2024. (Chinatopix via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/5239e44f654546c0b79c644824c4b704/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
A worker labors in a factory of automotive aluminum wheel hubs in Binzhou city in east China's Shandong province Monday, May 27, 2024. Factory activity in China slowed more than expected in May, suggesting further pressure on an economy already burdened by a prolonged crisis in the property industry, according to an official survey released Friday, May 31, 2024. (Chinatopix via AP)